Ch. 24 Jeopardy

The liver produces about ______ of blood cholesterol. 15% 20% 80% 85%

85%

Which of the following is not one of the three main processes that occurs during protein metabolism? Beta oxidation Oxidative deamination Transamination Keto acid modification

Beta oxidation

Which of the following is the critical factor influencing BMR? Age Body surface area Weight Gender

Body surface area

This mineral is the most abundant mineral in the human body. Iron Calcium Sodium Potassium

Calcium

Which of the following is a lipid that is not used for energy? Triglyceride Fatty acid Cholesterol Saturated fat

Cholesterol

Which of the following occurs in the cytoplasm? Glycolysis The Krebs cycle The electron transport chain Oxidative phosphorylation

Glycolysis

Which of the following is a product of catabolism? Oxygen Proteins Heat Oxygen and heat

Heat

Which of the following is a substance that transports cholesterol to the liver for degradation? Very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) High-density lipoprotein (HDL) Chylomicron

High-density lipoprotein (HDL)

Which of the following is an essential fatty acid? Triglyceride Linoleic acid Leucine Tyrosine

Linoleic acid

Which of the following substances does not suppress appetite and increase satiety? Neuropeptide Y Leptin Insulin Cholecystokinin

Neuropeptide Y

Which vitamin in extreme excess causes liver damage? Biotin Niacin Ascorbic acid Tocopherol

Niacin

What is the four-carbon molecule that starts the Krebs cycle? Acetyl CoA Pyruvic acid Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate Oxaloacetic acid

Oxaloacetic acid

An excess of this nutrient has been linked to bone loss. Glucose Saturated fat Protein Vitamin A

Protein

This mineral is widely distributed in our plasma and tissue fluid (extracellular fluid). Iron Calcium Sodium Potassium

Sodium

A negative nitrogen balance would be present in which situation? Pregnancy Growth Starvation All of the above

Starvation

Which of the following are lipids that are routinely used for energy? Phospholipids Steroids Triglycerides Amino acids

Triglycerides

Most vitamins are used as ______. fuel building blocks coenzymes hormones

coenzymes

All of the following are pathways of glucose catabolism except ______. glycolysis gluconeogenesis the Krebs cycle the electron transport chain

gluconeogenesis

Insulin promotes all of the following except ______. gluconeogenesis protein synthesis glycogenesis lipogenesis

gluconeogenesis

The nutrient used almost exclusively for ATP production is ______. amino acids fatty acids fructose glucose

glucose

Glucose molecules are combined to form glycogen in a process called ______. gluconeogenesis glycogenesis glycogenolysis glycolysis

glycogenesis

Metabolic acidosis can result from an accumulation of ______ in the blood. ketones triglycerides carbon dioxide chylomicrons

ketones

All of the following foods are rich in minerals except ______. vegetables olive oil milk legumes

olive oil

The end product of glycolysis is ______. glucose pyruvic acid ATP fructose-6-phosphate

pyruvic acid

All of the following statements are true of redox reactions except ______. oxidized substances may gain oxygen oxidized substances may lose hydrogen reduced substances lose energy redox reactions are catalyzed by enzymes

reduced substances lose energy

The primary function of cellular respiration is ______. to synthesize proteins to store energy to produce ATP to provide oxygen to the cells

to produce ATP